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Title: London Apprentice the same father ?
Post by: arabrab on Saturday 30 January 21 21:35 GMT (UK)
Can anyone help me read the description of Francis Whichello the father of an apprentice in the Ancestry index for 1689.The first word is Berks I think and the last is deced (deceased) Its the bit in the middle I cant read.
Title: Re: London Apprentice father ?
Post by: Bookbox on Saturday 30 January 21 21:38 GMT (UK)
husbandman
Title: Re: London Apprentice father ?
Post by: arabrab on Saturday 30 January 21 21:48 GMT (UK)
Thank you Bookbox. I am a bit confused as an earlier Latin note seems to be about the same man with a different son. I thought it said "Francisci Whichelow piscat per Indram" so I thought he might be a fish monger !
Title: Re: London Apprentice father ?
Post by: arabrab on Saturday 30 January 21 22:23 GMT (UK)
 This is 1671 but seems to be the same man .  Any help on this one ?
Title: Re: London Apprentice the same father ?
Post by: Bookbox on Saturday 30 January 21 23:46 GMT (UK)
It does look like he is described here as a fisherman, assumingthe right-hand edge is complete.

... fil(ius) ffrancisci Whichelow de Sunning in Com(itatu) Berks’ piscat(or)
per Ind(entu)ram suam App(re)ntic’ geren(tem) dat(um) ...

... son of Francis Whichelow of Sonning in the county of Berkshire, fisherman, by his indenture of apprenticeship dated ...
Title: Re: London Apprentice the same father ?
Post by: arabrab on Saturday 30 January 21 23:59 GMT (UK)
Thank you . There didn't seem to be any more document on the right. Perhaps he came up in the world? Francis Whichelow is a fairly unusual name and coming from the same place it seems likely he is the same man.
Title: Re: London Apprentice the same father ?
Post by: youngtug on Sunday 31 January 21 00:34 GMT (UK)
Sonning is on the Thames, I think that there were fisheries of some sort there. Maybe he farmed the fish?
Title: Re: London Apprentice the same father ?
Post by: arabrab on Sunday 31 January 21 10:59 GMT (UK)
Thank you both for your help .